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President Donald Trump said he would nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, a choice that could create the most conservative court in generations and threaten landmark rulings including the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision.If confirmed by the Senate, Kavanaugh would fill the seat of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, a swing vote who sometimes sided with the court’s liberals in key cases. Trump wants to leave an enduring mark on the court, giving it a solid five-justice conservative majority for the foreseeable future.“I do not ask about a nominee’s personal opinions,” Trump said Monday night. “What matters is not a judge’s political views but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the Constitution require.”Kavanaugh 53, is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit with a history in politics. Before he was nominated to the D.C. circuit by George W. Bush, he … [Read more...] about Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court

MOSCOW, Jun 1 (PRIME) -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed two lawsuits filed by Kaspersky Lab against Washington’s ban on use of products of the Russian antivirus software maker by federal agencies, business daily Vedomosti reported on Friday. A Kaspersky Lab representative said the company is disappointed by the decision and will contest it. Kaspersky Lab views these prohibitions “as a result of an unconstitutional process of making decisions in American entities of executive and legislative power,” the person said. The company filed one suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which issued a directive in September 2017 giving local officials 90 days to delete products of the Russian company from their networks. The department explained its move by an alleged cooperation of Kaspersky Lab with the Russian special services and the Russian law’s alleged permit to receive information from Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky … [Read more...] about PRESS: US court rejects Kaspersky Lab’s claim against software ban

Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama and the FBI of using an "imbedded (sic) informant" to spy on his presidential campaign. The US president made the claim, without any supporting evidence, following an earlier tweet branding the special counsel investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia "the greatest witch hunt in American history". "Wow, word seems to be coming out that the Obama FBI “SPIED ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WITH AN IMBEDDED INFORMANT,” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter. He later corrected the misspelling. (Twitter) Citing a former federal prosecutor being interviewed on Fox News earlier on Thursday morning, the president continued: "Andrew McCarthy says, 'There’s probably no doubt that they had at least one confidential informant in the campaign.' If so, this is bigger than Watergate!" Read more Why has Donald Trump had such a stormy relationship with Nato? Mueller has concluded he can't charge Trump … [Read more...] about Trump accuses Obama of embedding spy in his campaign while citing no evidence, in misspelled early morning tweet

First came Kuwait. Then Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Now it's the Philippines' turn. It is the latest foreign government to book rooms or host events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., riling critics who say such bookings are nothing more than attempts to curry favour with President Donald Trump. The Philippine Independence Day celebration set for June 12 comes as the country pushes for a free-trade agreement with the U.S. and amid international criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte for encouraging vigilante killings of drug suspects. "The Trump hotel may have some political undertones because it is associated with the U.S. president," Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the U.S., wrote in a column in The Philippine Star newspaper earlier this week. "But since several other embassies have also held their national day celebrations at the Trump hotel which were well attended — I decided — why not do it there, too." Read more Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about Philippines government books Trump hotel as Duterte pushes for free trade deal with US

To report corrections & clarifications, contact: Please indicate whether you're responding to content online or in the newspaper. The following corrections & clarifications have been published on stories produced by USA TODAY's newsroom: April 2018 News: A previous version of this story misstated Elliot Rodger's weapons. He used both a knife and a gun. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/31/masculinity-traditional-toxic-trump-mens-rights/99830694/​ Video: A previous version of this video misstated the number of Americans living with unhealthful levels of pollution. https://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/33952141/8-of-americas-10-most-ozone-polluted-cities-are-in-this-state/​ Opinion: Because of an editing error, a headline in an earlier version of this column incorrectly described Amy Wax's job status. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/20/black-students-law-school-amy-wax-column/510510002/ … [Read more...] about Corrections & Clarifications